page_title: USS Robalo
hierarchical_section_title: USS Robalo
caption_attribution_description: en:USS Robalo (SS-273), photograph taken from en:Naval Historical Center. Public domain.
context_page_description: USS Robalo, a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the róbalo or common snook. Her keel was laid down on 24 October 1942 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was launched on 9 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. E.S. Root, and commissioned on 28 September 1943.
context_section_description: USS Robalo (SS-273), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the róbalo or common snook. Her keel was laid down on 24 October 1942 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was launched on 9 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. E.S. Root, and commissioned on 28 September 1943.
caption: USS Robalo (SS-273) at launch, and just after
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